The former United boss addresses the issue of his legendary temper, and revealed why he would lose it with his players and give them a blast of what became know as “the hairdryer” whenever they under-performed.

“I always wanted to get it off my chest, out of my system and kick on from there,” said Ferguson. “What I said to them remained in the dressing-room.

“I could be really angry, I could be volatile, but then it was over, and the players knew that. I never brought it up again and I never held a grudge, ever in my life.

“Sometimes I would lose my temper when we’d won. The real reason for losing your temper is because of expectation. I could never envisage us losing a game."

Martial wants to emulate Henry

United striker Anthony Martial hopes he can emulate Thierry Henry in the Premier League, reports the Daily Mail.

The French teenager has been likened to Henry after moving from Monaco this summer in a £36million deal.

And while Martial admits he is a long way off the Arsenal legend, he hopes to eventually reach his level.

"Thierry Henry?' he said on French radio when asked about the former France forward.

"He is a legend in England. I have everything left to prove."

"Maybe, with hard work, I will finally reach Henry's level. But at the moment, I'm far from it."

Beckham backs LVG youth policy

Young stars: Beckham with the class of '92 (Image: Manchester Evening News)

Former Old Trafford favourite David Beckham believes United's current crop of youngsters are being given the same platform as the Class of '92, reports the Manchester Evening News.

“The manager brought young players in and that’s why he was successful the way he was,” Beckham said.

“Luckily the manager had enough faith in us kids. The fact that he threw us all in at the same time, shows the vision he had for the future.

"Now at United we’ve got a lot of young players finding their way, but doing great jobs, and I think the manager (Van Gaal), with obviously Ryan Giggs in there as well, it’s an important time but I think it’s a good time at the moment.”